Where does “حمار الوحش” come from?

حمار الوحش (Arabic) comes from Arabic حِمَار, from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- — donkey.

حمار الوحش (Arabic): wild ass

Definitions

  1. wild ass

Ancestry of “حمار الوحش”, step by step

حمار الوحش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حِمَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِمَارdonkey
2Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey

via Arabic وحش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوحشwild animal; monster; beast
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- →Every word from Arabic حِمَار →